Policy Points: Currently, there is massive production of unnecessary, misleading, and
conflicted systematic reviews and meta‐analyses. Instead of promoting evidence‐based …

Background. Corporate interests have the potential to influence public debate and
policymaking by influencing the research agenda, namely the initial step in conducting …

Objectives An overview of systematic reviews (OoSRs) is a study designed to synthesize
multiple evidence from existing systematic reviews on a specific domain. The aim of this …

Objective To assess how common it is to have multiple overlapping meta-analyses of
randomized trials published on the same topic. Design Survey of published meta-analyses …

Acupuncture and related therapies such as moxibustion and transcutaneous electrical nerve
stimulation are often used to manage cancer-related symptoms, but their effectiveness and …

Objectives To identify the impact of industry involvement in the publication and interpretation
of meta-analyses of antidepressant trials in depression. Study Design and Setting Using …

Background Multiple treatments are frequently available for a given condition, and clinicians
and patients need a comprehensive, up-to-date synthesis of evidence for all competing …

Background Evidence has shown that private industry-sponsored randomized controlled
trials (RCTs) and meta-analyses are more likely to report intervention-favourable results …

Promising evidence from clinical studies of drug effects does not always translate to
improvements in patient outcomes. In this review, we discuss why early evidence is often ill …

Objectives This article presents why the planning, conduct, and reporting of systematic
reviews and meta-analyses of therapeutic interventions are suboptimal. Study Design and …